Coin-receptacle



J. C. JONES.

COIN RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYI. 1919.

1,829,771 Patented Feb. 3,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JOHN G. JONES, 0F BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS.

COIN-RECEPTACLE.

Application filed May 7, 1919.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. Jones, of Brookline, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Coin-Receptacle, of which the following a specification.

My invention is principally concerned with the easy and efiicient removal of the coin or coins from the receptacle, and one feature is an overhanging portion which will direct the coins easily and effectively into the cup formed by the fingers and palm of the hand of the user. Another feature is the curved surface which guides the fingers and the coins toward the center of the de vice as the coins are brought toward the front this curve being preferably parabolic and not only collecting the coins from the sides but forcing the fingers closely together so that a coin will not slip between the fingers.

Other features will be pointed out below.

In the drawing- Figure l is a plan of a receptacle embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section thereof on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4: is a section on line l4: of Fig. 1.

I illustrate my invention as embodied in a portable device which may be made of any suitable material although I prefer porcelain or glass and the device may rest on top of a counter or the like or may be inserted in such counter or the like so that its top will be flush with the surface of the counter. It will be clear however that my invention may, if desired, be embodied in a receptacle formed by the walls of a recess in a counter in a store, for example, or in front of the clerks window in a post office or in any other convenient location.

My device comprises a curved surface A which slopes downwardly from the rear B of the device toward the portion D which is the resting place for the coins, at which portion D a recess is made to conform to the second joint of the middle finger which is longer than the other fingers and therefore said recess is preferably made to allow the perfect cup formation of the fingers. From the portion D the wall is curved as shown at E and extends upwardly to the part F, this part being much nearer the rear than the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Serial No. 295,314.

part E thus providing a distinct overhanging roof, preferably with a rounded edge, the under side of which is, at its extremity, substantially horizontal for the purpose of laying the coins in the cup formed by the hand and this without any attention on the part of the user other than the natural scooping action of the hand. The surface from D through E to F forms a parabolic curve which conforms to the natural flexure of the hand not only at the wrist but at the first, second and third phalangeal joints so that the user will give said joints their nat ural fiexure and there will be no other inanipulation necessary and this particular formation is important in the preferred form of my invention because it tends to increase speed in removing the coins and also removes them efficiently without the necessity of working the coins around carefully so as to be sure to get them all.

The inner wall is also a parabolic curve in a horizontal plane extending from G through E to H as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and this curvature has the important function not only of guiding the coins so that they will be collected in a cluster at about the part E but also brings the fingers closer together coincident with the scooping action so that when the tips of the fingers reach the part F the hand forms a cup and the coins do not slip through between the fingers but are directed by the overhanging portion completely over the fingers and are laid thereon by gravity and without any manipulation by the thumb.

I preferably extend the overhanging portion partially along the sides as at K and K so that the coins might be removed from the sides if desired.

From the above it will be clear that my device conforms to the prehensile or grasp ing instinct of the user, whether his hand he gloved or ungloved and the coins are pushed toward the front of the device, then upward and then toward the rear and then. are laid by gravity in the cup of the hand and all this by reason of the structure of the walls and without manipulation by the'user other than the natural and speedy and instinctive action, this being additionally important if the receptacle is made of some opaque material, such as porcelain, because in such case the user can not see the coins when they are beneath the overhanging roof and therefore the structure of my walls comes into particularly important play. The fingers are automatically bent or flexed, to grasp the coin, by the upstanding or curved wall, at the forward end of the bottom wall of the receptacle.

hat I claim is:

1. A coin receptacle adapted for the reception of the fingers in grasping the coin therein, said receptacle having a bottom wall inclined downwardly toward the forward end of the receptacle, said receptacle having an upstanding finger and coin turning wall at the forward end of the bottom wall, said receptacle further having side walls which converge toward the forward end of the receptacle, said converging side walls serving to move the fingers inwardly toward each other as they are moved forwardly within the receptacle.

2. A coin receptacle adapted for the reception of the fingers in grasping the coin therein, said receptacle having a bottom wall free from a coin discharging opening, said receptacle being provided at the forward end of the bottom wall with an upstanding coin turning wall having an upper overhanging portion, said receptacle further having side walls which converge toward the forward end of the receptacle, said converging side walls serving to move the fingers inwardly toward each other as they are moved for wardly within the receptacle.

3. A coin receptacle adapted for the re ception of the fingers in grasping the coin, said receptacle having a bottom wall inclined downwardly toward the forward end of the receptacle, said receptacle having an end wall at the forward end of the bottom wall, said end wall being curved in vertical and horizontal cross sections, said receptacle further having side walls which converge forwardly toward the end wall, said converging side walls serving to move the fingers inwardly toward each other as they are moved forwardly within the receptacle.

a. A coin receptacle adapted for the reception of the fingers in grasping the coin, said receptacle having a bottom wall. inclined downwardly toward the forward end of the receptacle, said bottom wall being provided near its forward end with a depression, a finger and coin turning wall arranged at the forward end of the bottom wall and having an upper substantially horizontal portion overhanging a portion of the bottom wall, said receptacle further having forwardly converging side walls.

5. A coin receptacle comprising a delivery surface, said surface being formed upon vertical and horizontal parabolic curves.

JOHN G. JONES. 

